[383]Exact information about the lease and the organization of the company is derived from the Heminges-Osteler and the Witter-Heminges documents, both discovered and printed by Mr. Wallace. And with these one should compare the article by the same author in the LondonTimes, April 30, May 1, 1914.
[383]Exact information about the lease and the organization of the company is derived from the Heminges-Osteler and the Witter-Heminges documents, both discovered and printed by Mr. Wallace. And with these one should compare the article by the same author in the LondonTimes, April 30, May 1, 1914.
[384]Wallace,Shakespeare and his London Associates, p. 53. Shakespeare's leadership in the erection of the Globe is indicated in several documents; for example, the post-mortem inquisition of the estate of Sir Thomas Brend, May 16, 1599.
[384]Wallace,Shakespeare and his London Associates, p. 53. Shakespeare's leadership in the erection of the Globe is indicated in several documents; for example, the post-mortem inquisition of the estate of Sir Thomas Brend, May 16, 1599.
[385]The lease is incorporated in the Heminges-Osteler documents, which Mr. Wallace has translated from the Anglicized Latin. The original Latin text may be found in Martin,The Site of the Globe Playhouse of Shakespeare, pp. 161-62. Since, however, that text is faultily reproduced, I quote Mr. Wallace's translation.
[385]The lease is incorporated in the Heminges-Osteler documents, which Mr. Wallace has translated from the Anglicized Latin. The original Latin text may be found in Martin,The Site of the Globe Playhouse of Shakespeare, pp. 161-62. Since, however, that text is faultily reproduced, I quote Mr. Wallace's translation.
[386]What is meant by "The Park" is a matter of dispute. Some contend that the Park of the Bishop of Winchester is meant; it may be, however, that some small estate is referred to. In support of the latter contention, one might cite Collier'sMemoirs of Edward Alleyn, p. 91. Part of the document printed by Collier may have been tampered with, but there is no reason to suspect the two references to "The Parke."
[386]What is meant by "The Park" is a matter of dispute. Some contend that the Park of the Bishop of Winchester is meant; it may be, however, that some small estate is referred to. In support of the latter contention, one might cite Collier'sMemoirs of Edward Alleyn, p. 91. Part of the document printed by Collier may have been tampered with, but there is no reason to suspect the two references to "The Parke."
[387]For the discussions of the subject, see theBibliography.
[387]For the discussions of the subject, see theBibliography.
[388]This was probably not the only means of approach.
[388]This was probably not the only means of approach.
[389]Wallace, in the LondonTimes, April 30, 1914, p. 10;Notes and Queries(xiseries),xi, 448.
[389]Wallace, in the LondonTimes, April 30, 1914, p. 10;Notes and Queries(xiseries),xi, 448.
[390]An Execration upon Vulcan.
[390]An Execration upon Vulcan.
[391]The Guls Hornbook, published in 1609, but written earlier.
[391]The Guls Hornbook, published in 1609, but written earlier.
[392]Jonson's Works, ed. Cunningham,i, 71.
[392]Jonson's Works, ed. Cunningham,i, 71.
[393]In the first quarto edition ofEvery Man Out of His Humour.
[393]In the first quarto edition ofEvery Man Out of His Humour.
[394]The Stage of the Globe, p. 356.
[394]The Stage of the Globe, p. 356.
[395]Induction toEvery Man Out of His Humour(ed. Cunningham,i, 66).
[395]Induction toEvery Man Out of His Humour(ed. Cunningham,i, 66).
[396]I have not space to discuss the question further. The foreign traveler who visited a Bankside theatre, probably the Globe, on July 3, 1600, described it as "Theatrum ad morem antiquorum Romanorum constructum ex lignis" (LondonTimes, April 11, 1914). Thomas Heywood, in hisApology for Actors(1612), describing the Roman playhouses, says: "After these they composed others, but differing in form from the theatre or amphitheatre, and every such was calledCircus, the frameglobe-like and merely round." The evidence is cumulative, and almost inexhaustible.
[396]I have not space to discuss the question further. The foreign traveler who visited a Bankside theatre, probably the Globe, on July 3, 1600, described it as "Theatrum ad morem antiquorum Romanorum constructum ex lignis" (LondonTimes, April 11, 1914). Thomas Heywood, in hisApology for Actors(1612), describing the Roman playhouses, says: "After these they composed others, but differing in form from the theatre or amphitheatre, and every such was calledCircus, the frameglobe-like and merely round." The evidence is cumulative, and almost inexhaustible.
[397]SeeHamlet,ii, ii, 378.
[397]SeeHamlet,ii, ii, 378.
[398]Malone,Variorum,iii, 67.
[398]Malone,Variorum,iii, 67.
[399]The circular playhouse in Delaram'sViewis commonly accepted as a representation of the First Globe, but without reason. The evidence which establishes the identity of the several playhouses pictured in the various maps of the Bankside comes from a careful study of the Bear Garden, the Hope, the Rose, the First Globe, the Second Globe, and their sites, together with a study of all the maps and views of London, considered separately and in relation to one another. Such evidence is too complicated to be given here in full, but it is quite conclusive.
[399]The circular playhouse in Delaram'sViewis commonly accepted as a representation of the First Globe, but without reason. The evidence which establishes the identity of the several playhouses pictured in the various maps of the Bankside comes from a careful study of the Bear Garden, the Hope, the Rose, the First Globe, the Second Globe, and their sites, together with a study of all the maps and views of London, considered separately and in relation to one another. Such evidence is too complicated to be given here in full, but it is quite conclusive.
[400]The LondonTimes, October 2, 1909.
[400]The LondonTimes, October 2, 1909.
[401]Possibly he gives this evidence in hisThe Children of the Chapel at Blackfriars, p. 29, note 4.
[401]Possibly he gives this evidence in hisThe Children of the Chapel at Blackfriars, p. 29, note 4.
[402]Wallace, in the LondonTimes, May 1, 1914.
[402]Wallace, in the LondonTimes, May 1, 1914.
[403]Printed in The Malone SocietyCollections,i, 264.
[403]Printed in The Malone SocietyCollections,i, 264.
[404]Howes's continuation of Stow'sAnnals(1631), p. 1003.
[404]Howes's continuation of Stow'sAnnals(1631), p. 1003.
[405]Reliquiæ Wottonianæ(ed. 1672), p. 425.
[405]Reliquiæ Wottonianæ(ed. 1672), p. 425.
[406]Ralph Winwood,Memorials of Affairs of State(ed. 1725),iii, 469.
[406]Ralph Winwood,Memorials of Affairs of State(ed. 1725),iii, 469.
[407]Printed in Birch,The Court and Times of James the First(1849),i, 251.
[407]Printed in Birch,The Court and Times of James the First(1849),i, 251.
[408]Printed by Haslewood inThe Gentleman's Magazine(1816), from an old manuscript volume of poems. Printed also by Halliwell-Phillipps (Outlines,i, 310) "from a manuscript of the early part of the seventeenth century of unquestionable authenticity." Perhaps it is the same as the "Doleful Ballad" entered in the Stationers' Register, 1613. I follow Halliwell-Phillipps's text, but omit the last three stanzas.
[408]Printed by Haslewood inThe Gentleman's Magazine(1816), from an old manuscript volume of poems. Printed also by Halliwell-Phillipps (Outlines,i, 310) "from a manuscript of the early part of the seventeenth century of unquestionable authenticity." Perhaps it is the same as the "Doleful Ballad" entered in the Stationers' Register, 1613. I follow Halliwell-Phillipps's text, but omit the last three stanzas.
[409]Punning on the titleAll is True.
[409]Punning on the titleAll is True.
[410]An Execration upon Vulcan.
[410]An Execration upon Vulcan.
[411]These interesting facts were revealed by Mr. Wallace in the LondonTimes, April 30 and May 1, 1914.
[411]These interesting facts were revealed by Mr. Wallace in the LondonTimes, April 30 and May 1, 1914.
[412]Did he increase the amount of the rental to £25 per annum? The rent paid for the Blackfriars was £40 per annum; in 1635 the young actors state that the housekeepers paid for both playhouses "not above £65."
[412]Did he increase the amount of the rental to £25 per annum? The rent paid for the Blackfriars was £40 per annum; in 1635 the young actors state that the housekeepers paid for both playhouses "not above £65."
[413]Wallace,Shakespeare and his London Associates, p. 60.
[413]Wallace,Shakespeare and his London Associates, p. 60.
[414]Works(1630), p. 31; The Spenser Society reprint, p. 515.
[414]Works(1630), p. 31; The Spenser Society reprint, p. 515.
[415]Wallace,Shakespeare and his London Associates, p. 61.
[415]Wallace,Shakespeare and his London Associates, p. 61.
[416]Halliwell-Phillipps,Outlines,i, 316. This evidence seems to me unimpeachable. I should add, however, that Mr. Wallace considers the estimate "excessive," and says that he has "other contemporary documents showing the cost was far less than £1400." (The LondonTimes, October 2, 1909.)
[416]Halliwell-Phillipps,Outlines,i, 316. This evidence seems to me unimpeachable. I should add, however, that Mr. Wallace considers the estimate "excessive," and says that he has "other contemporary documents showing the cost was far less than £1400." (The LondonTimes, October 2, 1909.)
[417]Wallace,Shakespeare and his London Associates, p. 61. There is, I think, no truth in the statement made by the inaccurate annotator of the Phillipps copy of Stow'sAnnals, that the Globe was built "at the great charge of King James and many noblemen and others." (SeeThe Academy, October 28, 1882, p. 314.) The Witter-Heminges documents sufficiently disprove that. We may well believe, however, that the King and his noblemen were interested in the new building, and encouraged the actors in many ways.
[417]Wallace,Shakespeare and his London Associates, p. 61. There is, I think, no truth in the statement made by the inaccurate annotator of the Phillipps copy of Stow'sAnnals, that the Globe was built "at the great charge of King James and many noblemen and others." (SeeThe Academy, October 28, 1882, p. 314.) The Witter-Heminges documents sufficiently disprove that. We may well believe, however, that the King and his noblemen were interested in the new building, and encouraged the actors in many ways.
[418]Wallace,Shakespeare and his London Associates, p. 70.
[418]Wallace,Shakespeare and his London Associates, p. 70.
[419]I see no reason to accept Mr. Wallace's suggestion (The Children of the Chapel at Blackfriars, p. 34, note 7) that "it seems questionable, but not unlikely, that the timber framework was brick-veneered and plastered over." Mr. Wallace mistakenly accepts Wilkinson's view of the second Fortune as genuine.
[419]I see no reason to accept Mr. Wallace's suggestion (The Children of the Chapel at Blackfriars, p. 34, note 7) that "it seems questionable, but not unlikely, that the timber framework was brick-veneered and plastered over." Mr. Wallace mistakenly accepts Wilkinson's view of the second Fortune as genuine.
[420]Rendle,Bankside, p. xvii.
[420]Rendle,Bankside, p. xvii.
[421]Birch,The Court and Times of James the First,i, 329; quoted by Wallace,The Children of the Chapel at Blackfriars, p. 35.
[421]Birch,The Court and Times of James the First,i, 329; quoted by Wallace,The Children of the Chapel at Blackfriars, p. 35.
[422]From a folio MS. in the Huth Library, printed by J.P. Collier inThe History of English Dramatic Poetry(1879),i, 411, and by various others.
[422]From a folio MS. in the Huth Library, printed by J.P. Collier inThe History of English Dramatic Poetry(1879),i, 411, and by various others.
[423]Printed by Mrs. Stopes,Burbage and Shakespeare's Stage, p. 117, with many other interesting references to the great actor.
[423]Printed by Mrs. Stopes,Burbage and Shakespeare's Stage, p. 117, with many other interesting references to the great actor.
[424]Wallace, "Shakespeare and the Globe," in the LondonTimes, April 30 and May 1, 1914.
[424]Wallace, "Shakespeare and the Globe," in the LondonTimes, April 30 and May 1, 1914.
[425]The Petition of the Young Actors, printed by Halliwell-Phillipps,Outlines,i, 312. Mrs. Stopes, inBurbage and Shakespeare's Stage, p. 129, refers to a record of the suit mentioned by Shanks, dated February 6, 1634.
[425]The Petition of the Young Actors, printed by Halliwell-Phillipps,Outlines,i, 312. Mrs. Stopes, inBurbage and Shakespeare's Stage, p. 129, refers to a record of the suit mentioned by Shanks, dated February 6, 1634.
[426]Printed inThe Academy, October 28, 1882, p. 314. Should we read the date as 1644/5?
[426]Printed inThe Academy, October 28, 1882, p. 314. Should we read the date as 1644/5?
[427]William Martin,The Site of the Globe, p. 171.
[427]William Martin,The Site of the Globe, p. 171.
[428]Printed inThe Builder, March 26, 1910, from the Conway MSS. in Mrs. Thrale's handwriting.
[428]Printed inThe Builder, March 26, 1910, from the Conway MSS. in Mrs. Thrale's handwriting.
[429]For later discoveries of supposed Globe relics, all very doubtful, see the LondonTimes, October 8, 1909; George Hubbard,The Site of the Globe Theatre; and William Martin,The Site of the Globe, p. 201.
[429]For later discoveries of supposed Globe relics, all very doubtful, see the LondonTimes, October 8, 1909; George Hubbard,The Site of the Globe Theatre; and William Martin,The Site of the Globe, p. 201.
[430]The tablet was designed by Dr. William Martin and executed by Professor Lanteri. For photographs of it and of the place in which it is erected, seeThe London Illustrated News, October 9, 1909,cxxxv, 500.
[430]The tablet was designed by Dr. William Martin and executed by Professor Lanteri. For photographs of it and of the place in which it is erected, seeThe London Illustrated News, October 9, 1909,cxxxv, 500.
[431]Greg,Henslowe Papers, p. 25; Wallace,Three London Theatres, p. 53. Later, Alleyn rented to the actors the playhouse alone for £200 per annum. In the document, Alleynv.William Henslowe, published by Mr. Wallace inThree London Theatres, p. 52, it is revealed that this annual rental of £8 was canceled by Alleyn's rental of a house from Henslowe on the Bankside; hence no actual payments by Henslowe appear in the Henslowe-Alleyn papers.
[431]Greg,Henslowe Papers, p. 25; Wallace,Three London Theatres, p. 53. Later, Alleyn rented to the actors the playhouse alone for £200 per annum. In the document, Alleynv.William Henslowe, published by Mr. Wallace inThree London Theatres, p. 52, it is revealed that this annual rental of £8 was canceled by Alleyn's rental of a house from Henslowe on the Bankside; hence no actual payments by Henslowe appear in the Henslowe-Alleyn papers.
[432]Later, by a series of negotiations ending in 1610, Alleyn secured the freehold of the property. The total cost to him was £800. See Greg,Henslowe Papers, pp. 14, 17, 108.
[432]Later, by a series of negotiations ending in 1610, Alleyn secured the freehold of the property. The total cost to him was £800. See Greg,Henslowe Papers, pp. 14, 17, 108.
[433]Ibid., p. 50.
[433]Ibid., p. 50.
[434]Ibid., p. 49; cf. p. 51.
[434]Ibid., p. 49; cf. p. 51.
[435]Collier,The Alleyn Papers, p. 98. For a slightly different measurement of the plot see Collier,Memoirs of Edward Alleyn, p. 167.
[435]Collier,The Alleyn Papers, p. 98. For a slightly different measurement of the plot see Collier,Memoirs of Edward Alleyn, p. 167.
[436]Greg,Henslowe Papers, p. 49.
[436]Greg,Henslowe Papers, p. 49.
[437]Ibid., p. 50.
[437]Ibid., p. 50.
[438]Ibid., p. 51.
[438]Ibid., p. 51.
[439]See page174.
[439]See page174.
[440]Greg,Henslowe Papers, p. 10.
[440]Greg,Henslowe Papers, p. 10.
[441]Greg,Henslowe's Diary,i, 158-59.
[441]Greg,Henslowe's Diary,i, 158-59.
[442]Greg,Henslowe Papers, p. 108.
[442]Greg,Henslowe Papers, p. 108.
[443]Greg,Henslowe's Diary,i, 124.
[443]Greg,Henslowe's Diary,i, 124.
[444]For the full document see Greg,Henslowe Papers, p. 4.
[444]For the full document see Greg,Henslowe Papers, p. 4.
[445]See theBibliography. A model of the Fortune by Mr. W.H. Godfrey is preserved in the Dramatic Museum of Columbia University in New York City, and a duplicate is in the Museum of European Culture at the University of Illinois. For a description of the model see theArchitect and Builders' Journal(London), August 16, 1911.
[445]See theBibliography. A model of the Fortune by Mr. W.H. Godfrey is preserved in the Dramatic Museum of Columbia University in New York City, and a duplicate is in the Museum of European Culture at the University of Illinois. For a description of the model see theArchitect and Builders' Journal(London), August 16, 1911.
[446]The three galleries (twelve, eleven, and nine feet, respectively) were thirty-two feet in height; but to this must be added the elevation of the first gallery above the yard, the space occupied by the ceiling and flooring of the several galleries, and, finally, the roof.
[446]The three galleries (twelve, eleven, and nine feet, respectively) were thirty-two feet in height; but to this must be added the elevation of the first gallery above the yard, the space occupied by the ceiling and flooring of the several galleries, and, finally, the roof.
[447]Thomas Heywood,The English Traveller(1633), ed. Pearson,iv, 84. We do not know when the play was written, but the reference is probably to the New Fortune, built in 1623. Heywood generally uses "picture" in the sense of "statue."
[447]Thomas Heywood,The English Traveller(1633), ed. Pearson,iv, 84. We do not know when the play was written, but the reference is probably to the New Fortune, built in 1623. Heywood generally uses "picture" in the sense of "statue."
[448]The Roaring Girl,i, i. Pointed out by M.W. Sampson,Modern Language Notes, June, 1915.
[448]The Roaring Girl,i, i. Pointed out by M.W. Sampson,Modern Language Notes, June, 1915.
[449]"Diaries and Despatches of the Venetian Embassy at the Court of King James I, in the Years 1617, 1618. Translated by Rawdon Brown." (The Quarterly Review,cii, 416.) It is true that the notice of this letter inThe Calendar of State Papers, Venetian,xv, 67, makes no mention of the Fortune; but the writer inThe Quarterly Review, who had before him the entire manuscript, states positively that the Fortune was the playhouse visited. I have not been able to examine the manuscript itself, which is preserved in Venice.
[449]"Diaries and Despatches of the Venetian Embassy at the Court of King James I, in the Years 1617, 1618. Translated by Rawdon Brown." (The Quarterly Review,cii, 416.) It is true that the notice of this letter inThe Calendar of State Papers, Venetian,xv, 67, makes no mention of the Fortune; but the writer inThe Quarterly Review, who had before him the entire manuscript, states positively that the Fortune was the playhouse visited. I have not been able to examine the manuscript itself, which is preserved in Venice.
[450]Nichols,The Progresses of King James,iv, 67.
[450]Nichols,The Progresses of King James,iv, 67.
[451]Greg,Henslowe's Diary,i, 174.
[451]Greg,Henslowe's Diary,i, 174.
[452]See the Company's Patent of 1606, in The Malone Society'sCollections,i, 268.
[452]See the Company's Patent of 1606, in The Malone Society'sCollections,i, 268.
[453]Greg,Henslowe Papers, p. 13.
[453]Greg,Henslowe Papers, p. 13.
[454]For an ordinance concerning "lewd jiggs" at the Fortune in 1612, seeMiddlesex County Records,ii, 83.
[454]For an ordinance concerning "lewd jiggs" at the Fortune in 1612, seeMiddlesex County Records,ii, 83.
[455]Greg,Henslowe Papers, p. 27; Young,The History of Dulwich College,ii, 260.
[455]Greg,Henslowe Papers, p. 27; Young,The History of Dulwich College,ii, 260.
[456]The deed is printed by Young,op. cit.,i, 50. The Fortune property, I believe, is still a part of the endowment of the college.
[456]The deed is printed by Young,op. cit.,i, 50. The Fortune property, I believe, is still a part of the endowment of the college.
[457]Birch,The Court and Times of James the First,ii, 280. Howes, in his continuation of Stow'sAnnals(1631), p. 1004, attributes the fire to "negligence of a candle," but gives no details.
[457]Birch,The Court and Times of James the First,ii, 280. Howes, in his continuation of Stow'sAnnals(1631), p. 1004, attributes the fire to "negligence of a candle," but gives no details.
[458]Greg,Henslowe Papers, pp. 28-30; 112. The names of the sharers are not inspiring: Thomas Sparks, merchant tailor; William Gwalter, innholder; John Fisher, barber-surgeon; Thomas Wigpitt, bricklayer; etc.
[458]Greg,Henslowe Papers, pp. 28-30; 112. The names of the sharers are not inspiring: Thomas Sparks, merchant tailor; William Gwalter, innholder; John Fisher, barber-surgeon; Thomas Wigpitt, bricklayer; etc.
[459]Prynne,Histriomastix, Epistle Dedicatory.
[459]Prynne,Histriomastix, Epistle Dedicatory.
[460]The writer of the manuscript notes in the Phillipps copy of Stow'sAnnals(seeThe Academy, October 28, 1882, p. 314), who is not trustworthy, says that the Fortune was burned down in 1618, and "built again with brick work on the outside," from which Mr. Wallace assumed that he meant that the building was merely brick-veneered. If the writer meant this he was in error. See the report of the commission appointed by Dulwich College to examine the building (Greg,Henslowe Papers, p. 95).
[460]The writer of the manuscript notes in the Phillipps copy of Stow'sAnnals(seeThe Academy, October 28, 1882, p. 314), who is not trustworthy, says that the Fortune was burned down in 1618, and "built again with brick work on the outside," from which Mr. Wallace assumed that he meant that the building was merely brick-veneered. If the writer meant this he was in error. See the report of the commission appointed by Dulwich College to examine the building (Greg,Henslowe Papers, p. 95).
[461]Hazlitt's Dodsley,xv, 408.
[461]Hazlitt's Dodsley,xv, 408.
[462]Stow,Annals, 1631.
[462]Stow,Annals, 1631.
[463]Greg,Henslowe Papers, p. 29. Half-shares were £41 13s.4d., which Murray (English Dramatic Companies) confuses with whole shares.
[463]Greg,Henslowe Papers, p. 29. Half-shares were £41 13s.4d., which Murray (English Dramatic Companies) confuses with whole shares.
[464]Greg,Henslowe Papers, p. 95. This estimate was made after the interior of the building had been "pulled down," and hence refers merely to the cost of erection.
[464]Greg,Henslowe Papers, p. 95. This estimate was made after the interior of the building had been "pulled down," and hence refers merely to the cost of erection.
[465]For an account of "a dangerous and great riot committed in Whitecross Street at the Fortune Playhouse" in May, 1626, see Jeaffreson,Middlesex County Records,iii, 161-63.
[465]For an account of "a dangerous and great riot committed in Whitecross Street at the Fortune Playhouse" in May, 1626, see Jeaffreson,Middlesex County Records,iii, 161-63.
[466]For details of this move see thechapteron the Salisbury Court Playhouse.
[466]For details of this move see thechapteron the Salisbury Court Playhouse.
[467]Young,The History of Dulwich College,i, 114.
[467]Young,The History of Dulwich College,i, 114.
[468]The Malone Society'sCollections,i, 391, 392; Malone,Variorum,iii, 239.
[468]The Malone Society'sCollections,i, 391, 392; Malone,Variorum,iii, 239.
[469]Young,The History of Dulwich College,i, 114.
[469]Young,The History of Dulwich College,i, 114.
[470]The College appealed to the Lord Keeper, who on January 26 ordered the payment of the sum. But two years later, February, 1640, we find the College again petitioning the Lord Keeper to order the lessees of the Fortune property to pay an arrearage of £104 14s.5d.See Collier,The Alleyn Papers, pp. 95-98.
[470]The College appealed to the Lord Keeper, who on January 26 ordered the payment of the sum. But two years later, February, 1640, we find the College again petitioning the Lord Keeper to order the lessees of the Fortune property to pay an arrearage of £104 14s.5d.See Collier,The Alleyn Papers, pp. 95-98.
[471]Printed inThe Calendar of State Papers, Domestic, 1639, p. 140.
[471]Printed inThe Calendar of State Papers, Domestic, 1639, p. 140.
[472]The Prologue is printed in full by Malone,Variorum,iii, 79.
[472]The Prologue is printed in full by Malone,Variorum,iii, 79.
[473]Not even the Globe was entirely free from this; see the Prologue toThe Doubtful Heir.
[473]Not even the Globe was entirely free from this; see the Prologue toThe Doubtful Heir.
[474]Malone,Variorum,iii, 79.
[474]Malone,Variorum,iii, 79.
[475]The Calendar of State Papers, Domestic, 1643, p. 564.
[475]The Calendar of State Papers, Domestic, 1643, p. 564.
[476]For an interesting comment on the situation, especially in the year 1649, seeNotes and Queries(seriesx), I, 85.
[476]For an interesting comment on the situation, especially in the year 1649, seeNotes and Queries(seriesx), I, 85.
[477]Printed inThe Academy, October 28, 1882, p. 314.
[477]Printed inThe Academy, October 28, 1882, p. 314.
[478]SeeThe Journals of the House of Commons, July 26, 1648.
[478]SeeThe Journals of the House of Commons, July 26, 1648.
[479]Warner,Catalogue,xxxi; Greg,Henslowe's Diary,ii, 65.
[479]Warner,Catalogue,xxxi; Greg,Henslowe's Diary,ii, 65.
[480]The entire report is printed in Greg,Henslowe Papers, p. 95.
[480]The entire report is printed in Greg,Henslowe Papers, p. 95.
[481]Discovered by Stevens, and printed in Malone,Variorum,iii, 55, note 5. Mr. W.J. Lawrence,Archiv für das Studium der Neueren Sprachen und Literaturen(1914), p. 314, says that the date of this advertisement is 1660. But the same advertisement is reprinted by H.R. Plomer inNotes and Queries(seriesx),vi, 107, fromThe Kingdom's Intelligencerof March 18, 1661.
[481]Discovered by Stevens, and printed in Malone,Variorum,iii, 55, note 5. Mr. W.J. Lawrence,Archiv für das Studium der Neueren Sprachen und Literaturen(1914), p. 314, says that the date of this advertisement is 1660. But the same advertisement is reprinted by H.R. Plomer inNotes and Queries(seriesx),vi, 107, fromThe Kingdom's Intelligencerof March 18, 1661.
[482]Young,The History of Dulwich College,ii, 265.
[482]Young,The History of Dulwich College,ii, 265.
[483]Collier,The Alleyn Papers, p. 101. I am aware of the fact that there are references to later incidents at the Fortune (for example, the statement that it was visited by officers in November, 1682, in an attempt to suppress secret conventicles that had long been held there), but in view of the unimpeachable documentary evidence cited above (in 1662 the College authorities again refer to it as "the late ruinous and now demolished Fortune playhouse"), we must regard these later references either as inaccurate, or as referring to another building later erected in the same neighborhood. The so-called picture of the Fortune, printed in Wilkinson'sLondina Illustrata, and often reproduced by modern scholars, cannot possibly be that of the playhouse erected by Alleyn. For an interesting surmise as to the history of this later building see W.J. Lawrence,Restoration Stage Nurseries, inArchiv für das Studium der Neueren Sprachen und Literaturen(1914), p. 301.
[483]Collier,The Alleyn Papers, p. 101. I am aware of the fact that there are references to later incidents at the Fortune (for example, the statement that it was visited by officers in November, 1682, in an attempt to suppress secret conventicles that had long been held there), but in view of the unimpeachable documentary evidence cited above (in 1662 the College authorities again refer to it as "the late ruinous and now demolished Fortune playhouse"), we must regard these later references either as inaccurate, or as referring to another building later erected in the same neighborhood. The so-called picture of the Fortune, printed in Wilkinson'sLondina Illustrata, and often reproduced by modern scholars, cannot possibly be that of the playhouse erected by Alleyn. For an interesting surmise as to the history of this later building see W.J. Lawrence,Restoration Stage Nurseries, inArchiv für das Studium der Neueren Sprachen und Literaturen(1914), p. 301.
[484]This playhouse is not to be confused with the famous Bull Tavern in Bishopsgate Street, for many years used as a theatre.
[484]This playhouse is not to be confused with the famous Bull Tavern in Bishopsgate Street, for many years used as a theatre.
[485]These statements are based upon the Woodfordv.Holland documents, first discovered by Collier, later by Greenstreet, and finally printed in full by Wallace,Three London Theatres.
[485]These statements are based upon the Woodfordv.Holland documents, first discovered by Collier, later by Greenstreet, and finally printed in full by Wallace,Three London Theatres.
[486]Sir Sidney Lee (A Life of William Shakespeare, p. 60) says that the Red Bull was "built about 1600." He gives no evidence, and the statement seems to be merely a repetition from earlier and unauthoritative writers.
[486]Sir Sidney Lee (A Life of William Shakespeare, p. 60) says that the Red Bull was "built about 1600." He gives no evidence, and the statement seems to be merely a repetition from earlier and unauthoritative writers.
[487]The original warrant is preserved at Dulwich, and printed by Greg,Henslowe Papers, p. 61. Cf. also Dasent,Acts of the Privy Council,xxxii, 511.
[487]The original warrant is preserved at Dulwich, and printed by Greg,Henslowe Papers, p. 61. Cf. also Dasent,Acts of the Privy Council,xxxii, 511.
[488]Raven's Almanack(1609); Dekker'sWorks(ed. Grosart),iv, 210.
[488]Raven's Almanack(1609); Dekker'sWorks(ed. Grosart),iv, 210.
[489]The Malone Society'sCollections,i, 265.
[489]The Malone Society'sCollections,i, 265.
[490]Wallace,Three London Theatres, p. 18.
[490]Wallace,Three London Theatres, p. 18.
[491]Hazlitt's Dodsley,xv, 408. If the Kirkham picture represents the interior of any playhouse, it more likely represents the Cockpit, which was standing at the time of the Restoration.
[491]Hazlitt's Dodsley,xv, 408. If the Kirkham picture represents the interior of any playhouse, it more likely represents the Cockpit, which was standing at the time of the Restoration.
[492]The Malone Society'sCollections,i, 270.
[492]The Malone Society'sCollections,i, 270.
[493]Dekker'sWorks(ed. Grosart),iv, 210-11. I cannot understand why Murray (English Dramatic Companies,i, 152-53) and others say that Dekker refers to the Fortune, the Globe, and the Curtain. His puns are clear: "Fortunemust favour some ... thewhole worldmust stick to others ... and a third faction must fight likeBulls."
[493]Dekker'sWorks(ed. Grosart),iv, 210-11. I cannot understand why Murray (English Dramatic Companies,i, 152-53) and others say that Dekker refers to the Fortune, the Globe, and the Curtain. His puns are clear: "Fortunemust favour some ... thewhole worldmust stick to others ... and a third faction must fight likeBulls."
[494]Greene's Tu Quoque, Hazlitt's Dodsley,xi, 240. In May, 1610, there was "a notable outrage at the Playhouse called the Red Bull"; seeMiddlesex County Records,ii, 64-65.
[494]Greene's Tu Quoque, Hazlitt's Dodsley,xi, 240. In May, 1610, there was "a notable outrage at the Playhouse called the Red Bull"; seeMiddlesex County Records,ii, 64-65.
[495]Malone,Variorum,iii, 223; Young,The History of Dulwich College,ii, 51; Warner,Catalogue, p. 165; Collier,Memoirs of Edward Alleyn, p. 107.
[495]Malone,Variorum,iii, 223; Young,The History of Dulwich College,ii, 51; Warner,Catalogue, p. 165; Collier,Memoirs of Edward Alleyn, p. 107.
[496]The play is not otherwise known; a play with this title, however, was entered on the Stationers' Register in 1653.
[496]The play is not otherwise known; a play with this title, however, was entered on the Stationers' Register in 1653.
[497]For details of this change, and of the quarrels that followed, see thechapteron the Cockpit.
[497]For details of this change, and of the quarrels that followed, see thechapteron the Cockpit.
[498]The name is also given, incorrectly, as Richard Gill.
[498]The name is also given, incorrectly, as Richard Gill.
[499]Jeaffreson,Middlesex County Records,ii, 165-66; 175-76.
[499]Jeaffreson,Middlesex County Records,ii, 165-66; 175-76.
[500]Malone,Variorum,iii, 62; The Malone Society'sCollections,i, 284.
[500]Malone,Variorum,iii, 62; The Malone Society'sCollections,i, 284.
[501]Chalmers,Supplemental Apology, p. 213.
[501]Chalmers,Supplemental Apology, p. 213.
[502]Ibid., pp. 213-14.
[502]Ibid., pp. 213-14.
[503]Quoted by Collier,The History of English Dramatic Poetry(1879),iii, 121.
[503]Quoted by Collier,The History of English Dramatic Poetry(1879),iii, 121.
[504]Malone,Variorum,iii, 70.
[504]Malone,Variorum,iii, 70.
[505]Randolph'sWorks(ed. Hazlitt), p. 504.
[505]Randolph'sWorks(ed. Hazlitt), p. 504.
[506]Hazlitt's Dodsley,xv, 407.
[506]Hazlitt's Dodsley,xv, 407.
[507]Pleasant Notes on Don Quixote, p. 24.
[507]Pleasant Notes on Don Quixote, p. 24.
[508]J. Tatham,Fancies Theatre. For a fuller discussion of the shifting of companies in 1635 and 1640 see thechapteron "The Fortune."
[508]J. Tatham,Fancies Theatre. For a fuller discussion of the shifting of companies in 1635 and 1640 see thechapteron "The Fortune."